I am not interested in the reasons. I am not interested in the arguments and opinions. I am not interested in the law.

I am interested in what is right in the eyes of Jesus.

I don’t have the answers to all the problems. But I do have the answers according to scripture. We should not be treating PEOPLE this way. PEOPLE. We did NOT walk in their shoes hundreds and thousands of miles to reach a better life. We have no clue of their story.

I sit here this morning in my lovely home under construction and am grateful because I DO NOT DESERVE this favor.

I sit here this morning at my desk with a full stomach and clean clothes doing a job that stretches me but at the same time cushions me from hard times, and I am grateful because I DO NOT DESERVE this favor.

I sit here this morning in the quiet of the day with no noise, no crying, no trauma surrounding me, and I am grateful because I DO NOT DESERVE this favor.

I sit here this morning with a sweet dog at my feet, a husband who kissed me goodbye and told me he loved me, a beautiful view of green out my window, a cool breeze coming in the window, and I am broken-hearted. I want to rescue these families. I want my President to make decisions based on being compassionate and kind rather than law and order rules like Pharisees. I want to be proud to live in America again.

I sit here this morning with information at my fingertips – information that is biased – let’s face it. No information these days comes without bias, does it? Everyone who conveys information puts their own slant on the information dispensed. Even when it comes to scripture – two people can look at the same scripture and use it for their own argument, their own benefit. It makes me want to turtle.

And while I hide in my shell at what is happening in my world, my sister is taking a stand and fighting for people who just want a better life and do not have the monetary means or the security and time that bureaucracy takes to enter our country via “law and order.” Most just want safety. Most just want a better life for their children and for themselves. After working in my sister’s immigration law office and hearing the stories, the arguments about healthcare and not paying taxes and taking our jobs away…just don’t hold water. I watch my sister fight and I feel a small sense of desperation compared to what I KNOW she feels.

I am grateful today for my sister. I am grateful that she is the HANDS AND FEET of Jesus. I am grateful for this sense of desperation. I am grateful that I have firsthand knowledge of the struggle on the border. I am grateful that we have friends who are undocumented. I am grateful that while I sit here in my cushioned office chair, I have a phone, I have my congressman’s phone number, and I will make calls. Every day.

Hebrews 13:2 (New Living Translation)

² Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!

Leviticus 19:33-34 (New Living Translation)

³³ “Do not take advantage of foreigners who live among you in your land. ³⁴ Treat them like native-born Israelites, and love them as you love yourself. Remember that you were once foreigners living in the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Matthew 25:31-40 (The Message)

^31-33 “When he finally arrives, blazing in beauty and all his angels with him, the Son of Man will take his place on his glorious throne. Then all the nations will be arranged before him and he will sort the people out, much as a shepherd sorts out sheep and goats, putting sheep to his right and goats to his left.

^34-36 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why: